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How You Can Support Your Community In A Greater Way

May 29, 2020 by Cindy Long, CEO

Dear Friend, Thank you so much for supporting the Samaritan Center. We could not do this critical work without you, and I want you to know how grateful I am. I hope you and your family are healthy and finding ways to cope during this pandemic and economic crisis. My heart goes out to all […]

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Charlie Mike

May 29, 2020 by Rajesh S. Harripersad, LPC, LCDC, Director of Military Programs

Can the lessons learned in combat or military service offer some strategies for us to cope with COVID-19? According to the 19th U.S Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murty Americans suffered from a chronic loneliness problem before the COVOD-19 pandemic. While social distancing guidelines can help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the rules and regulations can […]

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Quite the Insight, vol. 2

May 21, 2020 by Samaritan Center Client

A Poem By Myself, To Myself P.T.S.D. is it all in my head? this Perpetual Terror and State of Dread the weight of chains is heavy on my soul how can so much weight make me feel un-whole? always prepared to fight but this comes at a price why the need to […]

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My Job is Better than Your Job

April 24, 2020 by Nelda Carpenter, LCSW

One of the things we therapists know is that job satisfaction is an important factor in the overall well-being of our clients. But, what about us? I am occasionally asked, “How do you do what you do? Isn’t it depressing to listen to people’s problems all day?” My response is generally, “No, because I get […]

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How You Can Support Your Community In A Greater Way

Charlie Mike

Quite the Insight, vol. 2

My Job is Better than Your Job